17 Notable alumni of Eckerd College
Updated: June 14, 2026 EliteDegrees
Eckerd College is ranked #2,682 in the world and #694 in United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 17 notable alumni from Eckerd College sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with Eckerd College won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Jeffrey J. Berger
1955-. (aged 71)
politician
Jeffrey J. Berger is an American Democratic politician in the state of Connecticut. He represented the 73rd district in the Connecticut House of Representatives from 2001 to 2019.
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2. Elizabeth Reitz
1946-. (aged 80)
archaeologist
Elizabeth Jean "Betsy" Reitz is a zooarchaeologist and Professor Emerita in the Georgia Museum of Natural History and the Department of Anthropology at the University of Georgia. She was born in 1946 in Lake Alfred, Florida. She attended Florida Presbyterian College from 1966 to 1967. She received her BA (1969), MA (1975), and her PhD (1979) in Anthropology from the...
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3. Aaron D. O'Connell
1981-. (aged 45)
physicist
Aaron Douglas O'Connell is an American experimental quantum physicist.
4. Tessa M. Hill
university teacher
researcher
oceanographer
Tessa Michelle Hill is an American marine geochemist and oceanographer. She is a professor at the University of California, Davis, and a resident professor at its Bodega Marine Laboratory. She is a Fellow of the California Academy of Sciences, and in 2016 was named a Leshner Public Engagement Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. In that...
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5. Bob Gualtieri
1962-. (aged 64)
lawyer
Robert A. "Bob" Gualtieri is an American law enforcement officer, lawyer, and politician who is serving as the 15th Sheriff of Pinellas County, Florida. He previously served as Chief Deputy and General Counsel to PCSO under Sheriff Jim Coats. Gualtieri was appointed Sheriff by Governor Rick Scott in 2011 to succeed Coats. Gualtieri was elected to the office in his...
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6. Joe Lefebvre
1956-. (aged 70)
baseball player
Joseph Henry Lefebvre is an American former professional baseball player and coach. He played all or parts of six seasons in Major League Baseball with the New York Yankees (1980), San Diego Padres (1981–83) and Philadelphia Phillies (1983–84 and 1986), primarily as an outfielder. He currently serves as senior advisor for scouting for the San Francisco Giants.
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7. James W. Pennebaker
1950-. (aged 76)
university teacher
author
psychologist
James Whiting Pennebaker is an American social psychologist. He is a Professor Emeritus of Psychology at the University of Texas at Austin and a member of the Academy of Distinguished Teachers. His research focuses on the relationship between natural language use, health, and social behavior, most recently "how everyday language reflects basic social and personality processes". He was elected a...
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8. Jay Washington
1981-. (aged 45)
basketball player
Anthony Jamaul Washington is a Filipino-American professional basketball player who last played for Yokohama Excellence of the Japanese B.League.
9. Laura Helmuth
science journalist
editor-in-chief
journalist
Laura Lee Helmuth is an American science journalist and columnist for Slate and the Last Word on Nothing website. She was formerly editor in chief of Scientific American and the Health and Science editor at The Washington Post. From 2016 to 2018, she served as the president of the National Association of Science Writers.
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10. Dorothy Allison
1949-2024 (aged 75)
poet
writer
anthropologist
women's rights activist
novelist
Dorothy Earlene Allison was an American writer whose writing focused on class struggle, sexual abuse, child abuse, feminism, and lesbianism. She was a self-identified femme lesbian. Allison won several Lambda Literary Awards. In 2014, Allison was elected to membership in the Fellowship of Southern Writers.
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11. Steve Balboni
1957-. (aged 69)
baseball player
Stephen Charles Balboni is an American former Major League Baseball player, who played for the New York Yankees, Seattle Mariners, Kansas City Royals, and Texas Rangers. He was a player with home run power and a tendency to strike out. He was nicknamed "Bye Bye" because of his home run hitting prowess. He was also known by the nickname "Bones",...
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12. Brian Sabean
1956-. (aged 70)
sports executive
scout
Brian R. Sabean, nicknamed "Sabes", is an American baseball executive for the New York Yankees. He serves as executive advisor to the general manager and senior vice president Brian Cashman. Before coming to the Yankees, he was the executive vice president of baseball operations of the San Francisco Giants. He served as the team's general manager for eighteen seasons, from...
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13. Janet C. Long
1944-. (aged 82)
politician
Janet C. Long is a US Democratic politician and educator who served as a member of the Pinellas County Commission for the at-large District 1. Previously, she represented District 51 in the Florida House of Representatives from 2007 to 2011, and was a member of the Seminole, Florida City Council from 2002 to 2006.
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14. Sandra Mortham
1951-. (aged 75)
politician
Sandra Mortham is an American lobbyist and politician who served as the 22nd Florida Secretary of State from 1995 to 1999.
15. Kathleen Peters
1961-. (aged 65)
politician
Kathleen M. Peters is an American politician of the Republican Party and a former member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 69th District, which includes southern Pinellas County, stretching from Redington Shores to St. Pete Beach, from 2012 to 2018.
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16. Dennis Lehane
1965-. (aged 61)
novelist
screenwriter
writer
Dennis Lehane is an American author and screenwriter. He has published more than a dozen novels; the first several were a series of mysteries featuring recurring characters, including A Drink Before the War. Four of his novels have been adapted into films of the same names: Clint Eastwood's Mystic River (2003), Martin Scorsese's Shutter Island (2010), and Gone Baby Gone...
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17. Hank Green
1980-. (aged 46)
environmentalist
novelist
YouTuber
podcaster
science communicator
William Henry Green II is an American YouTuber, science communicator, novelist, stand-up comedian, and entrepreneur. He produces the YouTube channel Vlogbrothers with his older brother, author John Green, and hosts the educational YouTube channels Crash Course and SciShow. He has advocated for and organized social activism, created and hosted a number of other YouTube channels and podcasts, released music albums,...
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